interpose
About 0.31 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To insert something (or oneself) between other things.
to interpose a screen between the eye and the light
- verb To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment.
- verb To offer (one's help or services).
- verb To be inserted between parts or things; to come between.
- verb To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation.
Similar words
interject intervene put in come in step in interfere throw in inject interpone interplace
Often followed by
a between in his to the and their for
Word family
interposed interposer interposers interposes interposing
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